mocassins question

[The Hiker]

I'm planning on buying some elk and bison hide and making a pair of mocassins, but I'm curious if anyone knows, are they wearable for everyday life (asphalt, concrete, tile) or are they only practical in nature?

 

[Desperado Deluxe]

they'll wear through super fast. my advice would be to lightly glue or sew bicycle tire treads to the bottom and replace them when they wear out.
edit: I'm a fan of buffalo hide.

 

[The Hiker]

they'll wear through super fast. my advice would be to lightly glue and sew bicycle tire treads to the bottom and replace them when they wear out.

Thanks, thats really smart!

 

[Desperado Deluxe]

Thanks, thats really smart!

hey thanks, I make a lot of stuff by hand too so I like helping people with their projects. maybe put some pics up after you make em' if you got the time::snaphappy::

 

[Deleted member 125]

yer gonna be walking on bare feet in no time.

 

[OutsideYourWorld]

They were designed without modern roads in mind, so I reckon they'd wear out quickly. I got some awesome leather sandals in the old Greek/Roman fashion in Turkey some years back and I love them, but I could see the leather easily falling apart in an urban environment.

 

[Cracker]

might wanna consider extra padded insoles in there

 

[Chazten]

Like the other guy said, use tire tread for the bottoms but instead of using the tread part, cut out the sidewall and you don't have to deal with the metal wires that all common tires have.

 

[OutsideYourWorld]

What he said. I cut out tire to resole boots with, and besides it being a total bitch just to cut a length off, you have to deal with all that ingrained wire... Makes it heavier too, I think.

 

[AlwaysLost]

They are great for slingshot or bow hunting though. But people are right they arent durable. But witha good pair you and proper stepping they turn you into a ninja.

 

[outskirts]

Moccasins are best for wilderness use. I'd go with a center seam pattern to make them, easiest style to make since they are one piece. The tin foil pattern trick works nicely. Just form and cut a large piece of foil to fit each foot, unfold it and you have a rough pattern to work with.

 

[Deleted member 2626]

Great idea outskirts for moccasins. I'm forming 2 pair of sandles, something I have never really worn, from a lawn mower tire I found in Ohio. Straps will be leather from a deceased great uncle and or a mixture of straps I collect laying and scrounge. Seems it's a common use to make your own shoes from them.

 

[Desperado Deluxe]

What he said. I cut out tire to resole boots with, and besides it being a total bitch just to cut a length off, you have to deal with all that ingrained wire... Makes it heavier too, I think.

bicycle tires don't have that mesh imbedded in the rubber, check behind bike shops or ask inside.